A11 Bionic in iPhone 8

[serkan]

Hi all,

Let's brainstorm about it. Why there is A11 Bionic in iPhone 8 where the neural engine is not needed because there is no Face ID ?

Will Apple give iPhone 8 later someday another feature that will benefit the Bionic or they just didn't wanted to produce , engineer a different chipset ?

I dont think it is for AR because we have seen the AR kit working with A10 beatifully, so it should be something with ML or Neural Engine ?

What do you guys think ?

*Conspiracy theorists are welcome

 

[AppleZombie]

Iphone 9 will include Face ID.

 

[JPack]

Because Apple gets to charge $699 for iPhone 8.

If Apple puts in A10, they can only charge $549.

People would complain even more about the "8" being a mild refresh of the 7.

 

[BeeGood]

My guess? It probably cost less to use the same version of the A11 across all three devices, as opposed to developing and manufacturing the regular A11 and a neural-engine-less version.

 

[ForumChick]

Why are people complaining? People wanted the 8 to be a slower device?

 

[Wags]

They needed something better than ip7 to launch and because they can't deliver the ipx nearly 2 months.

 

[HallStevenson]

One huge factor is nothing more than cost. The more of a single chip they produce, the lower the per-unit cost.

 

[BeeGood]

Why are people complaining? People wanted the 8 to be a slower device?

I don’t think the OP was complaining. I think he/she was wondering if Apple had some enhancement in mind in the future for the 8/8+ that would take advantage of the neural engine.